Radio 4 announces a 'festival' of comedy showcases
Six half-hour shows start next week
18/07/2020 … Radio 4 is air a 'summer comedy festival', with a series of weekly showcases starting next Friday.
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Sat 18 July 2020
Fri 17 July 2020
© C4 Baftas for Aisling Bea and Jamie Demetriou
For This Way Up and Stath Lets Flats
17/07/2020 … Aisling Bea and Jamie Demetriou have picked up Bafta awards tongiht.
ITV2 orders The Emily Atack Show
17/07/2020 … ITV2 has ordered a stand-up and sketch show from Emily Atack.
London gets outdoor comedy gigs
Two seasons of events announced
17/07/2020 … Two series of open-air comedy nights have been announced in South London.
© BBC Indoor gigs back on August 1
...but will social distancing make them unviable?
17/07/2020 … Boris Johnson has signalled that live indoor performances can resume as early as August 1.
Life of Brian downgraded to a 12A
Python film loses its stigma with film board's new rating
17/07/2020 … Monty Python's Life of Brian - the film so controversial it was banned from some British cinemas on its release in 1979 - has been reclassified as a 12A.
Richard Herring pens an International Men's Day book
17/07/2020 … Richard Herring has written a book inspired by his annual battle with sexist trolls on International Women's Day.
Thu 16 July 2020
Montreal's Just For Laughs moves to the radio
16/07/2020 … The Just For Laughs comedy festival has announced a raft of programming on paid-for US digital radio network SiriusXM in place of its Montreal event.